Censor Shrek, Part 1

What this episode covers

Acomi and Turk 182 are back, and starting season four with a two part episode about the movie Shrek. A great, edgy, somewhat bawdy, and a little inappropriate animated comedy for kids; that was also fun for adults. The first Shrek was a surprise hit with comedy that stretched across all ages. The more mature jokes were cleverly hidden in plain sight, and well over the heads of kids. A movie with so many layers - like onions, or parfaits - that even the book's writer, William Steig, wasn't prepared for it.  And, then it happened. The commercialization, and oversaturated marketing, and the parents... the God-awful-nose-butting-self-righteous-holier-than-thou-clean-as-a-anus-free-dove-lonely-and-bored-and-unloved mothers stepped in. Every thing fun for adults had to go. The movie, or sequels as it were, had to be cleansed of anything that wasn't right for children. And, a successful $488 million dollar making movie (from a budget of $60 million), along with children targeted merchandising,  wasn't successful enough. Each sequel had to be cleansed and purified of the things these people wanted; until the franchise was as toothless as George Washington.  Acomi and Turk take a hard look at what happened to the Shrek movie franchise.  #OMTWF #Acomi #Turk182 #KorovaEntertainment #Shrek #fairytales #goodhumor #knowwhentolisten #knowwhentoshutup #WilliamSteig  Follow Acomi on Twitter at @AcomiDraws and on Instagram at AcomiDraws. Follow Turk182 on Twitter at @Turk182_KE and on Instagram at Turk182_KE.

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